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SCHEDULE
13G
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Under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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(Amendment
No. 13)*
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The
Estée Lauder Companies Inc.
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(Name
of Issuer)
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Class
A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
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(Title
of Class of Securities)
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| 518439 10 4 |
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(CUSIP
Number)
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December
31, 2009
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(Date
of Event Which Requires Filing of this
Statement)
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CUSIP
No. 518439 10 4
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SCHEDULE
13G
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Page
2 of 8 pages
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1
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NAMES
OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S.
IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY):
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Joel
S. Ehrenkranz
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2
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CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP * (SEE
INSTRUCTIONS)
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(a) ¨
(b) T
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3
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SEC
USE ONLY
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4
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CITIZENSHIP
OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
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United
States of America
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NUMBER
OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
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5
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SOLE
VOTING POWER
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0
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6
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SHARED
VOTING POWER
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48,588,296
(see Item 4)
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7
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SOLE
DISPOSITIVE POWER
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0
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8
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SHARED
DISPOSITIVE POWER
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48,588,296
(see Item 4)
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9
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AGGREGATE
AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
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48,588,296
(see Item 4)
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10
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CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE
INSTRUCTIONS)
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11
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PERCENT
OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
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29.4%
(see Item 4)
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12
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TYPE
OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
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IN
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(a)
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As
of December 31, 2009, the Reporting Person beneficially owned 48,588,296
shares of Class A Common Stock as follows: (i) 1,280,456 shares
of Class A Common Stock and 634,152 shares of Class B Common Stock, par
value $.01 per share, of the Issuer (the “Class B Common Stock”) owned
indirectly as a co-trustee of the 1992 GRAT Remainder Trust f/b/o William
Lauder (the “WPL Remainder Trust”), which owned the shares directly; (ii)
1,343,846 shares of Class A Common Stock owned indirectly as co-trustee of
the 1992 GRAT Remainder Trust f/b/o Gary Lauder (the “GML Remainder
Trust”), which owned the shares directly; and (iii) 45,329,842 shares of
Class B Common Stock owned indirectly as co-trustee of the LAL 2008
Marital Trust (the “LAL 2008 Trust”) and as a director of LAL Family
Corporation (“LALFC”) (The LAL 2008 Trust is the majority stockholder of
LALFC, which is the sole general partner of LAL Family Partners L.P.
(“LALFP”), which owned the shares directly). The Reporting Person
disclaims beneficial ownership of all such
shares.
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(b)
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Each
share of Class B Common Stock is convertible at the option of the holder
into one share of Class A Common Stock and is automatically converted into
one
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(c)
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The
responses of the Reporting Person to Rows (5) through (8) of the cover
pages of this Schedule 13G are incorporated herein by
reference. The Reporting Person shares voting and dispositive
power (i) with William P. Lauder and Gary M. Lauder, as co-trustees of the
WPL Remainder Trust, with respect to the 1,280,456 shares of Class A
Common Stock and 634,152 shares of Class B Common Stock directly owned by
the WPL Remainder Trust, (ii) with William P. Lauder and Gary M. Lauder,
as co-trustees of the GML Remainder Trust, with respect to the 1,343,846
shares of Class A Common Stock directly owned by the GML Remainder Trust,
and (iii) with George W. Schiele (“GWS”), as co-trustees of the LAL 2008
Trust and as directors of LALFC, with respect to the 45,329,842 shares of
Class B Common Stock directly owned by
LALFP.
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Item
7.
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Identification
and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being
Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or Control
Person
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By:
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/s/Joel
S. Ehrenkranz
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Name:
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Joel
S. Ehrenkranz
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Exhibit
No.
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A
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List
of Parties to the Stockholders’ Agreement
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